Shirt



Feb. 6, 1934. HAY 1,946,401

SHIRT Patented Feb. 6, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SHIRT John Errol Hay, Fulham, London, England Application December 22, 1932, Serial No. 648,482, and in Great Britain November 29, 1932 1 Claim. (Cl. 2118) This invention refers to improvements in and- It will be obvious that, when the shirt is first relating to shirts, more particularly stiff-fronted put on, it is easier to pass the hand through one shirts, the object being to provide a shirt in which of the slits 2 to grasp the base of the stud and the front studs can be placed in position or rehold same, whilst the stud is passed through the 5 placed if necessary, without the necessity of disstud hole 4 in the upper half of the front, or to 60 turbing other articles of clothing in wear at the hold the base while the upper part of the stud time. is pushed or screwed home into position, instead According to this invention, I provide at each of having to pass the hand up from the bottom side of the bosom of the shirt, a slit or aperof the shirt, with its risk of creasing the shirt,

ture, large enough for the insertion of the hand, and with the awkwardness incident thereto. 65

so that, in case of necessity, a stud can be placed Similarly should the stud become displaced, it in the bosom, whilst the shirt is on the wearers is easier to replace same in position again, or to body without having to disturb other articles of insert a new stud without having practically to clothing also being worn, and without creasing or undress first.

crushing the shirt. I claim:

The accompanying drawing shows the upper A shirt, a slit at each side of the bosom of the part of a shirt with my invention applied thereto. shirt at the level of the stud hole and spaced As will be seen, the shirt 1 has a vertical slit away from the edges of the bosom of the shirt,

2, at each side of the bosom 3 at about the level the edges of the slit lying close and fiat together.

of the central button hole 4. The slit is so formed that its edges lie close and flat together JOHN ERROL HAY. without any aperture being visible.

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